The FBI has reported an increase in hate crimes in the U.S. for a second consecutive year, with Hindus and Sikhs among those targeted in the more than 6,000 incidents of crimes motivated by biases towards religions, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation.

One such murder victim was transgender 16-year-old Kedarie Johnson, who was shot and killed in March of 2016 in what prosecutors have labeled a hate crime.

Among the racially-motivated crimes, over one-half were directed at members of the African-American community.

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The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the United States rose slightly in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics.

The hate crimesrecorded past year included nine murders and 24 rapes, the reportsaid. Another 1,076 hate crimes were linked to with sexual orientation, while other incidents were linked to disability, gender and gender-identity.

The SPLC contends that the actual number of hate crimes may be much higher. More than 1,500 were motivated by religious bias. ProPublica received 169 hate-crime reports from Florida residents - thoughNew Times was not able to verify each incident independently, victims reported getting screamed at and beaten up in Miami for identifying as "genderqueer" (neither male nor female), getting called a "sand nigger" and told Trump was "gonna deport your terrorist ass" simply for being Muslim in Sanford, getting called a "faggot" for having a pro-equality sticker on a St. Petersburg auto, and spotting large red swastikas spray-painted across Broward County. HRC continues to press for improved reporting, passage of state laws that protect LGBTQ individuals from hate crimes, and expanded education and training initiatives. The average rate was 3.3 per 100,000 residents past year.

About 3 percent resulted from anti-Asian bias, while almost four percent of victims were American Indian or Alaska Native.

The FBI says it collects this information so as to better understand and combat hate crimes across the nation.

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